Vehicle curtain rod socket



July 28, 1931. J. LEDWINKA VEHICLE CURTAIN ROD SOCKET Filed March 12,1926 INVENTOR. JOSEPH LEDWINKA BY Z Z W TTORNEY,

Patented July 28, 1931 UNITED s'r rss PATENT oFFie-E; a

JOSEPH LEDWINKA, F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO BUDD MANU-FACTUEING COMPANY, OFv PHILADELPHIA, PENN SYIiYAN-IA, A CORPORATION .OF

PENNSYLVANIA.

VEHICLE overrun Ron socxn'r 7 Application filed March 12, 1926. SerialNo. 94,224.

This invention relates to vehicle bodies,

' and more particularly to means for supporting side curtains forenclosing the interior the inner and outer panels thereof. Subsidiaryobjects are to provide a rod socket of this nature which shall be strongin construction, cheap to manufacture, and which will hold the rodagainst rotation.

With the above and other objects in View,

the invention consists in the construction and arrangement of partshereinafter described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a conventional view of the side of avehicle body showing a curtain rod carried by the door thereof;

Figure 2 is an enlarged side elevation of my improved socket complete,the view being taken looking from the outside of the vehicle, and theouter panel of the door being broken away for the sake of clearness;

Figure 3 is a central vertical section therethrough, substantially onthe line 33 of Figure 2;

Figure 4: is a side elevation of the improved socket member which I havedevised;

Figure 5 is an end view thereof taken as indicated by the line 55 ofFigure 4; and

Figure 6 is a sectional view on a reduced scale, substantially on theline 66 of Figure 3, looking in the direction of the arrow.

Referring to the drawings in detail, A designates a vehicle body and Bone of the side doors thereof. At G is shown a curtain supported by acurtain rod D, carried by the door. My improved socket is for thepurpose of holding the lower end of this curtain rod D. I

Referring to Figures 2 and 3, the device comprises a bracket 1,preferably comprising a flat plate of somewhat triangularconfiguration,as shown, which plate is adapted to be rigidly attached tothe inner panel 5 of the door as by means of rivets 4. This plate isprovided at its lower and upper edges with spaced parallel ears 2 and 3,preferably turned up from the same sheet metal blank as the plate. Theseears have openings therethrough, the opening in the upper ear 3 beingsomewhat larger than the di-:

ameter of the curtain rod and the opening in the lower ear being morerestricted, for a purpose hereinafter described.

6 designates the outer panel of the door and 7 the upper or top edgethereof. 'This. upper edge is provided with an opening 7 of' a size toreceive the curtain rod D and so located as toregister with the openingin the upper ear 3.

Referring to Figure 6, it will be seen that the door B is provided witharabbeted edge, as usual, such edge having an inner portion 8 and ashoulder '9: extending from the portion 8 substantially parallel withthe plane of the door. I

My improved bracket comprises, in addition to the ears 2 and 3, a flangeportion 10 lying at right anglesto the plate 1, and adapted to. restagainst the inner portion 8 of the edge of the: door. The free edge ofthe flange 10 carries atongue or lip 11, which is adapted to. bebcntover and welded or otherwise secured to the shoulder 9 of the door, asclearly shown inthe drawings. Thus, my improved bracket is rigidlysecured to the door at both sides'of the ears 2 and 3. p

In addition to,-the bracket above described, I provide a socket member12 illustrated in Figures 4 and 5. This. is preferably pressed from asheet metal blank and comprises a cylindrical body 12 having a crack oropen joint 13. extending longitudinally thereof and provided. at itsupper end with an outturned radial flange 14; The open joint 13 9permitsv the socket member 12 to resiliently engage the bracket when itis installed and r thereby prevent rattling.

It is desirable that the curtain rod should V be held against. rotationi -the; socket and to accomplish this, I draw in or compress thelowerend of the socket member 12 to form a restricted opening 15, whichopening as clearly shown in Figure 5, is polygonal. By this term, I ofcourse wish to be understood as meaning any shape other than round.

At its extreme lower end, the socket member carries a pair of lugs 16,which are originally parallel, as shown in full lines in Figure l, butwhich are adapted to be bent over into the position indicated in dottedlines. Y

It will now be understood that the socket member shown in Figures and 5is mounted in and extends between the ears 2 and 3 of my improvedbracket, as clearly shown in Figure 3, the ends of the socket memberbeing received within the openings in the ears 2 and 3, and the flange14lresting upon the top of ear 3. The lugs 16 pass through the openingin the ear 2 and are then bent over laterally to engage the under sideof this ear, as shown in Figure 3, to securely lock the parts inassembled relation.

In order to hold the rod D against rotation, I reduce or form theextreme lower end thereof so as to fit within the polygonal opening 15at the bottom of the socket, as indicated at E in Figure 3. It will beobvious that by reason of this reduced end or tang entering the socket15, the rod will be prevented from rotating, but can be freely Withdrawnfrom the socket at any time.

Also as shown in Figure 3, it will be noted that the axis of the rod andsocket are disposed at an angle to the plane 01": the door. This isnecessary in many cases where the width of the body at the door level isless than the width of the top. In other words, the top overhangs thebody, and for this reason, the curtain rods assume an inclined position.

What I claim is 1. A curtain rod socket comprising a sheet metalsupporting fixture having a relatively unyielding seat of fixeddimension, and a socket proper slit throughout its main body andsupported in said seat under radial tension, whereby the resiliency ofthe socket is made use of to prevent lost motion in'said fixture.

2. A curtain rod socket structure comprising a support providing spacedintegral cars, a circular opening in the upper ear, a polygonal openingof similar dimensions in the lower car, a curtain rod having a socketproper comprising a cylindrical barrel substantially of the diameter ofthe upper opening having an outward integral lip flange and a polygonalextremity engaged within the lower opening of the lower ear.

3. A curtain rod socket circular throughout its main body and polygonalat its lower extremity only for reception in a correspondingly-shapedseat for preventing rotation of the socket, and integral retainingflanges at each extremity of the socket for locking the same againstendwise movement in its seat.

4. A curtain rod socket circular throughout its main body and polygonalat its lower extremity only, and integral retaining flanges at eachextremity of the socket for preventing endwise movement thereof, one ofsaid flanges being movable into retaining position to secure the socketin place.

5QA sheet metal curtain rod socket provided at one extremity with anintegral enlargement, and at the other extremity with a tab adapted tobe deflected at an angle to the axis of the socket after the socket isinstalled, thereby cooperating with the enlargement to lock the socketagainst endwise movement. i

In testimony whereof he hereunto affixes his signature.

